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Changes, changes, changes… An update in life!

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The Solivagant Soul - An Update in life

Even though I do not normally write personal posts, after being missing for this long I though I own you all some explantations. My last post aired April 22nd and we are halfway through August. When I wrote that last post, I was about to finish my thesis and defend my PhD. That happend halfway through May and now I am officially a doctor. To update you on what happened afterwards… Back then, I had to leave Belgium, find a new place to live and a new job… you know, this blogging thing still has not made me rich! In…

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New Year’s Eve in Spain : Grapes and Champagne

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New Year's Eve in Spain : Grapes and Champagne - The Solivagant Soul

We Spaniards and Catalans have our own set of special and funny traditions. And of course, a New Year’s Eve in Spain could not be any different! How things often roll in New Year’s eve in Spain Although maybe not as much as in Italy, we are often very familiar. It doesn’t matter if you have a big or a small family. In a New Year’s Eve in Spain you all get together. You will eat like there’s no tomorrow. Then, you will pass through the grapes tradition and maybe afterwards you will leave with your friends. Classy and elegant,…

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Praia das Catedrais, a beach made out cathedrals

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Praia das Catedrais, a beach made out of cathedrals in Galicia, Spain | The Solivagant Soul

When people visit Spain they often go to the magnific Barcelona (and remember, don’t do this). Or to sunbath in the coast of Valencia. Some of them even go surfing in the Basque Country. What most international tourists don’t do is visit Galicia. This region, right on top of Portugal, has it’s own story, language and traditions. With a very strong celtic influence, it is said that many witches are between their people. Meigas, they call them. Plenty of stories run in their folklore and there are dozens of magical places in the small region. Today I am telling you…

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The Three Magic Kings, or why Spaniards get their presents so late

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The three magic kings | Los Reyes Magos | The Solivagant Soul

So here’s the thing, while most of the Western World is getting their presents for Christmas, Spaniards are not. We are different, yep. We recieve our presents from three very nice guys in January: The Three Magic Kings (or Wise Men)! Where does the tradition come from Even though we are not Christian per se, Christmas are and so are the Three Magic Kings. The story says that Three Magic Kings from the East were on a camel following a star that brought them to Bethlehem. Before entering the city they found Herod, who welcomed them into the city and…

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San Juan in Spain, a night of witches and bonfires

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San Juan in Spain, a night of witches - The Solivagant Soul

Yes! it is here! The summer has finally arrived! We are all happy and eager to finally head to whoknowswhere and have some proper time off. Also, the start of the summer is the beginning of something else, the days start to shorten and the nights get longer. Many countries have their own rite or ceremony to celebrate this. For example, you can head to Stonehenge in the UK and spend a night with the dolmens. Or you can head north and enjoy a non-stop party with the midnight sun. Today I am telling you about how we do it…

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Dog sledding around the Three Sisters

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The Solivagant Soul - Dog sledding around the Three Sisters in Canada

A few months back I decided to watch this new TV show called “No Tomorrow”. I thought it was a very nice and refreshing show, and it made me think about some things. In this show, a guy that thinks that the world will end in less than a year decides to write an “Apocalist”. In this list he wrote all the things he wanted to do before the world would come to an end. And he inspired other people to do the same. Me included. I am happy to say that last February I crossed the first one of…

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Catalan Christmas, a different holiday season

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Catalan Christmas, a different holiday season - The Solivagant Soul

If there’s something we Catalans are specially good at is at being different. We are too cool to celebrate Valentine’s Day, so we have our own and celebrate St Jordi (much better if you ask me). In our holidays, we gather and dance in circles, or we dress up as demons and run the streets throwing sparks to the people. But it that were not enough, we love human castles and eat (kinda) burned onions while wearing a bib. We are a fantastic country, with very special and original traditions. And, is there something more original than our Catalan Christmas?…

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Night visit to Gardens and Generalife – Alhambra of Granada

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The flagant Alhambra at night - The Solivagant Soul

A bit back, I had a long weekend and I decided to take a train and go to Granada from Barcelona. If there is one place to visit in Granada it must be the Alhambra. By lack of planning, we ended up having to purchase the ticket for the “Night Visit to Gardens and Generalife”. At the end, stars aligned and we also made it to visit the Granada during the day, but I will be discussing with you today about the night entry and the beauties of the gardens. Why choosing the “Night Visit to Gardens and Generalife” over…

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Sailing Menorca: a cruise around the Balearic islans

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A sailboat trip is not for everybody - The Solivagant Soul

Back in 2012, I decided to try a different type of trip and checked myself in a sailboat trip to go from Barcelona to the Balearic Islands and there spend some time sailing Menorca. Initial doubts about sailing Menorca I had never met any of the other seven people that were going to share that small ship with me, so I was a bit concerned about being in such a close contact with complete strangers. Poor me. TBH, I ended up being quite happy with my fellow pirates. All of us were travelling “solo”, and there were some people with…

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Why Travel Solo ? And why you should consider it

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Why travel solo and best tips on how to travel alone | The Solivagant Soul | #SoloTravel #TravelTips #TRavelAlone #TravelLifestyle

Why travel solo? Should you even consider travel on your own? That is the question I want to answer for you today. Because traveling alone is something wonderful and I hope I can convince you with this post, to try it for yourself The first time traveling solo Like most people who try traveling solo for the first time, I decided travel on my own because I could not come to an agreement with my friends. I could take the last couple of weeks of July. They could only leave in August. I wanted to do a cultural trip. They…

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